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Ticks

Bunnie

Bunnie

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On Monday morning at 10:15am my bunny Snuggles died of a brain tick, I am now looking at getting a pair of rabbits from lady online, but I want to know how common deadly ticks are, my snugsie was a hutch rabbit but came in at night during winter, if I had my new bunnies as house/ cage rabbits would they be less likely to get ticks? And does anyone know of any good cheap rabbit insurances my previous bunny was with "help u cover" the only cheap one that does a deal for more than one bunny is "pets at home insurance" does anyone have a cheaper or better insurance they can recomend?
 
I am really sorry to hear you lost your rabbit. I have never heard of brain ticks and I have never been aware of any rabbits of mine having ticks at all so they can't be common and I wouldn't worry about other future rabbits getting them.

When your rabbit lives outside during the winter, it is not good to bring them indoors due to the difference in temperature. This can make bunny ill. I hope you find 2 lovely rabbits, maybe get them from a Rescue already neutered and bonded?
 
I have had a read about EC and it says that other animals can get it; when we took her to the vet they said our dog wouldn't be able to get what she had, although snuggles did do some of the same things, like paralysis of legs as she didn't stand she dragged herself along by her front paws. When we use bring her inside for the night we kept her in our utility room (coldest room of the house, use to be a very cold garage) and we never have the heating on so it wouldn't of been that big of a change in temperature.
 
Bunnie said:
I have had a read about EC and it says that other animals can get it; when we took her to the vet they said our dog wouldn't be able to get what she had, although snuggles did do some of the same things, like paralysis of legs as she didn't stand she dragged herself along by her front paws. When we use bring her inside for the night we kept her in our utility room (coldest room of the house, use to be a very cold garage) and we never have the heating on so it wouldn't of been that big of a change in temperature.
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It sounds as though it was EC, I expect the Vet said 'brain parasite' and you misheard it as 'brain tick'. An understandable error in the circumstances :cry:

EC is generally spread from Doe to Kits at birth or from a Rabbit ingesting food/hay contaminated by the urine of a Rabbit with EC. EC spores are shed in the urine.
 
Might be worth checking with the vet what it was exactly, they will have it on their records. As Jane said, it may be EC.

It is worth mentioning that the area the rabbit was living in needs to be properly disinfected if possible (virkon or bleach rinsed off after, not that 'pet-safe' stuff) to prevent any new rabbits catching what your bun had.
 
I don't have any advice to give, just wanted to say I'm so sorry you lost Snuggles :cry: xx
 
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